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A new smart paint blends art and science
In a new study published in Advanced Science, researchers from Northeastern University led by Daniel Wilson have merged science and art when they developed a natural pigment-based coating that changes color in response to sunlight. “We can develop new optical materials and control strategies from scratch, but we can also learn a lot from the materials…
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An Ancient Art Form Topples Assumptions about Mathematics
In October 2015 my time training mathematics teachers at a French high school in Port Vila, Vanuatu, was coming to an end. The principal invited me to share kava, a traditional drink in the country. As every social scientist in Vanuatu discovers, sharing kava is a fruitful opportunity for learning. This beverage, which is made…
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Look inside the teaching spaces at St Clare’s, County Leitrim
Meet Graham Hewston, who teaches at St Clare’s Comprehensive School in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim – a small town between Sligo and Enniskillen. He’s been teaching there for more than 30 years since graduating with a degree in natural sciences, followed by a higher diploma in education from Trinity College Dublin. The school was built over 50 years…
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Look inside the teaching spaces at St Clare’s, County Leitrim
Meet Graham Hewston, who teaches at St Clare’s Comprehensive School in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim – a small town between Sligo and Enniskillen. He’s been teaching there for more than 30 years since graduating with a degree in natural sciences, followed by a higher diploma in education from Trinity College Dublin. The school was built over 50 years…
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How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
Amidst record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United Nations climate talks later this month that seek to curb the centuries-long trend of humans spewing ever more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. For hundreds of years, people have shaped the world around them for their benefit: They drained lakes…
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How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate?
Amidst record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United Nations climate talks later this month that seek to curb the centuries-long trend of humans spewing ever more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. For hundreds of years, people have shaped the world around them for their benefit: They drained lakes…
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Artist uses Truckee River sidewalk poem to meditate on science, time, place
Between the Truckee River and asphalt roads that line its banks are yellow cursive scribblings on the sidewalk. The words go on for a mile, unfurling as a tale about time, change and place. It is a 5,000-word poem about water, and it is meant to prompt questions. This is not the type of poem…
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Artist uses Truckee River sidewalk poem to meditate on science, time, place
Between the Truckee River and asphalt roads that line its banks are yellow cursive scribblings on the sidewalk. The words go on for a mile, unfurling as a tale about time, change and place. It is a 5,000-word poem about water, and it is meant to prompt questions. This is not the type of poem…
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Anopheles gambiae on remote islands in the Indian Ocean: origins and prospects for malaria elimination by genetic modification of extant populations
Abstract The mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s. is a primary malaria vector throughout sub-Saharan Africa including the islands of the Comoros archipelago (Anjouan, Grande Comore, Mayotte and Mohéli). These islands are located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in eastern Africa. Previous studies have shown a relatively high degree of genetic isolation between the…
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Novel light regimes in European forests
Abstract Tree canopies are one of the most recognizable features of forests, providing shelter from external influences to a myriad of species that live within and below the tree foliage. Canopy disturbances are now increasing across European forests, and climate-change-induced drought is a key driver, together with pests and pathogens, storms and fire. These disturbances…
